Will the original Italian Molosser please stand up?
Bullmastiff, Longevity, Research, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers
A British study finds that size and muzzle length are correlated with longevity in dogs.
AKC, American Kennel Club, Bullmastiff, Disqualification, FCI, Federacion Cynologique Internationale, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers
How and why Molossers get booted from the ring.
While no one truly understands how this color pattern works, here is a genetics buff’s educated guess.
Blue brindle, Brindle, Bullmastiff, Dilute, Reverse brindle, Ultra brindle, Cane Corso, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, More Molossers
From blue brindles to reverse brindles, here’s how this striped pattern manifests in Molossers.
Photo: Mary Bloom.
AKC, Bullmastiff, Judging, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers, Breeds
Demystifying how new judges are minted and made.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Molosser style.
Bullmastiff, hypertype, Hypotype, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers
When faced with these two extremes, Molosser fanciers should choose the middle ground: “Just right.”
Babylonia, Bullmastiff, DNA, Elaine Ostrander, Genetics, Mesopotamia, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers
Maybe the world's super-sized canines are related after all.
Neapolitan Mastiff fanciers would easily spot their breed's influence in this Dogue de Bordeaux.
Bullmastiff, Type, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers
It’s a natural tendency to immerse ourselves in our chosen breed, to the exclusion of all others. But it's important to know what influences from other breeds can bedevil our own.
Bullmastiff, Conformation, Rearquarters, Structure, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers
The low-down on that common Molosser fault, “high in the rear.”